Shampooing apparatus



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, f L AGNES R. CzAJclNsm HELEN R. SPARKS BY AT TORNEY Patented Aug. 12, 1947 SHAMPOOING APPARATUS Agnes Rosaline Czajcinski 'and Helen R. Sparks, St. Louis', Mo.

Application March 19, 1945, Serial No. 583.487

3 Claims.

of its improved construction and arrangement,

is capable of performing its intended function in a highly efficient manner.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation illustrating the manner of using the improved shampooing apparatus, the apparatus being shown in association with a hospital-type bed and a person 'being illustrated by dotted lines as lying on the bed in position with respect to the apparatus for the performance of the shampooing operation.

Fig, 2 is an enlarged plan view of the shampooing apparatus illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the shampooing apparatus illustrated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on line `4--4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a View partly in cross-section and partly in elevation which is taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken 0n line 6-6 of Fig. 2. l

Fig, 7 is a fro-nt elevation of the shampooing apparatus illustrated in Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a .longitudinal section on a reduced scale illustrating a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a plan View of the shampooing apparatus illustrated in Fig. 8.

In the drawings, wherein are shown for purposes of illustration, merely, several embodiments of the invention, A designates generally the sham pooing apparatus illustrated by Figs. 1 to 7, inelusive. The shampooing apparatus A includes a pan i which is provided with a bottom wall la and an upstanding marginal wall Ib, the pan being open at its top as is shown to good advantage in Fig. 4. At the forward portion of the pan l the upstanding marginal wall lb thereof is shaped to provide an approximately horizontal shelf 2 (Fig. 4) which serves a purpose to be hereinafter referred to, this shelf being in a depressed position with respect to. the top of the upstanding marginal wall of the pan and the upper portion of said marginal wall merging into the forward portion of said shelf as is shown in Fig, 2. Additionally, the upstanding marginal wall l b of the pan l is shaped to provide, at one side of the pan, a vertically disposed, elongated opening 3, this opening 3 providing means for water to pass from the pan during a shampooing operation.

The improved shampooing apparatus A includes, also, a head supporting member 4 and a. shoulder supporting member 5. The head supporting member 4 comprises a substantially U- shaped base member 6 (Fig. 7) and an upper member -l which is of substantially inverted U- shaped formation, the top wall la of said upper member 'l being of concave formation so as to provide a comfortable rest for the neck of a person whose hair is being shampooed with the aid of the .apparatus A. The base member t of the head supporting member 4 includes a bottom wall 6a and opposed upstanding side walls llib, while the upper member 'l of said head supporting member 4 is provided with the concave top wall la, previously mentioned herein, and opposed downwardly extended side walls lb, said side walls of the base member 6 and of the upper member l' being arranged in contacting, overlaping relation as is shown in Fig. '7.

It is desirable in the use of the improved shampooing apparatus A that the head supporting member 4 be adjustable as to height. Such adjustment `is provided for by providing the opposed side walls 6b of the base member 6 with pairs of vertical slots 8 which include laterally extended, vertically spaced slot extensions 8' which communicate with the vertical slot portions. Also, the opposed side Walls 'lb of upper member 'l of the head supporting member 4 have rigidly fixed thereto and extended inwardly therefrom pairs of rivets 9, shank portions of the various rivets being extended through corresponding slots 8 of the opposed side walls Bb of the base member 6, and said shank portions of said rivets being seated in the appropriate extensions 8 of the slots 8 to support the upper portion 'l of the head supporting member 4 at the desired elevation,

When it is desired to adjust the head supporting member 4 as to height the upper member 'l thereof is shifted laterally with respect to the base member 5 to move the shank portions of the rivets 3 out of the extensions l of the slots in which they were disposed and into the vertical portions of the slots. The upper portion l of the head supporting member 4 may then be adjusted vertically with respect to the base member Ei to the desired position, the Shanks of the rivets moving through the vertical portions of the slots and when the proper position of adjustment has been attained the upper member is again shifted laterally to seat the shank portions of the rivets in the appropriate slot extensions 8 so as to support said upper member in the position to which it has been adjusted.

The shoulder supporting member 5 of the apparatus A is shaped in plan as is shown in Fig. 2 and said shoulder supporting member is attached to the head supporting member by means of suitable hinges tl, said shoulder supporting member beingV inclined downwardly from its point .of hinged attachment to the head supporting member 4, as is shown in Figs. l, 3, and 4. Also, at its outer end the shoulder supporting member 5 'inclined position.

in Fig. 2 and in longitudinal section as shown in f Fig. 6. said spout being open at its top.V ,Thevdisf charge spout II is providedfwith'a pair'of hook; shaped extensions I2 which are projected rear-Y Wardly from the opposed sidewalls thereof, and 1 these hook-shaped extensions are extendedy through slots I3 formed through the side Wall of the pan I at opposite sides of the discharge i lopening Sgoi saidv pan.V YThe hookshaped extensions I2 of the discharge spout engagethe inner facesV` of y portions rof the sidewall of the'p'an'l `Which lare locatedV immediately 'above'fthe slots and in Y' this manner "causes the dischargek spout Yto be attached to the pan I,'thefrear Vend portion yof the bottom Wallhof thel discharge spout contacting With 'the 'lower face of' the bottomfwall 'of the pan, as is shown at Ill in Fig. '6,'so as to maintain said discharge spout in itsA downwardly To apply the discharge spout II to the pan I, said discharge spoutris disposed'in al substantiallyjve'rtical position and the relatively nar-row rnose portions of the `hook-shaped extensions; I2 are passed through theslot'sv I3.Y l'Ihe'discharge spout Vis then lowered to the position in Which it is shown in Fig; 6, the nose portions of the hookshapedportions Vengaging portions ofthe side Walls of thepan-I located above the sl'otsfI3y and the rearend portion of the bottom, Wallo'f the jdischarge spout engaging `thebottom Wallvofthe pan, as has been previously explained herein..`

When the improved shampooing apparatus 'disiclosed'herein is to vbe' put in use, the pan I is placed in proper position on a bed' B (see Figfl) and Ytheunit comprised ofthe head-#supporting member 4 Yand Ythe shoulder supportingmenrber 5` is` associated 'with said pan. Inthi's conneejtion it is pointed out that vthe top Walll of the upper member 'I ofthe head' supporting mem# ber t is provided with -anjextension v26 which Yoverlies thelshelf 2 of the pan IV(Fig:'4`)Q The person whose hair is to be shampooedis then placed in suon position that thepersoshead is supported by the head supporting member I andso that the persons shoulders arefsuppo'rted bythe shoulder supportingr member 5,:fas shown in Fig. 1`.- The shampooing operation is then performed inthe usual manner, water used'd'uring theyshampooing operation being received bythe pan Land' being conducted therefrom bythe dis-v charge, spout I I for" discharge intoV a-l suitable waste receptaclel l' A "Y In Fig'sj8 and'9 a modified formY of the invention is illustrated which diiers from the form of the inventionshownin Figs. `1 to'7,"inclusive,` in that no pan,` such as the pan'I,'isemployed.'V The forni of 4ine invention snowiiin Figsje and 9 ini cludes ahead supporting member 21 and ashoulder supporting member 28, which are constructed and arranged as are the head supporting member 4 hook-shaped extensions 30'which engage projections 3I that are formed on an extension 32 of thetop Wall of the head supporting member 21 at opposite ends thereof, the inner end portion of the bottom Wall of the discharge spout engag-` ing the lower face of the top wall of the head supporting member so as Vto maintain the discharge spout 29 in the downwardly inclined position in which it is shown in Fig. 8.

We claim: Y

l. An apparatus adapted for use in washing the hair of a person lying on a bed, said apparatus comprising a head supporting member, a shoulder supporting member attached to said rhead supporting member, Va pan adapted to receive Water resulting vfrom the hair washing operation;v said head supporting member, said shoulder` supporting member, and said pan 'being adaptedto be supported by the bed on which the person Whose hair is being washed is lying, said pan being provided With an opening for discharge of Avvl'ter'therefrom, and a discharge spout disposedat said opening of said pan and attached o to saidV -pan and adapted to receive Water discharged from said pan through theV discharge openingthereof.

2'.' Arr apparatus adaptedV for use in Washing ftheY hair of a person lying on a bed, said apparatusrcomprising a head supporting member, a shouldersupporting member hingedly attached vto saidhead supporting member, a pan adapted toA receive Water resulting from the hair Washing operation, said 'head supporting member, said (ich,Y

r ll 4and the shoulder supportingmember 5fo f the f form'rof thelin'ventionillustratedin 1 'to '7L Y inclusive] Instead of employing `Va par`i ,fs uch"asY VthepanV I; a dischargespout 29fis:attached.diel

rectly Y to KYthe head supportingv member ,2L/saidV Y shoulder supporting member, and said pan .being adapted to be supportedfby the bed on which `the person Whose hair is being Washed is lying, said pan beinglprovided with an opening for discharge of Watertherefrom, and a discharge spout disposed atsaid opening of Vsoaidjpan and attached to said'pan and adapted to receive Water dis- Y charged from said pank througnthe Vdischarge opening thereof,

. 3. An apparatus ,adapted for, use in washing: l the hair of a person lying on a bedgsaidrapparatuscomprisinga headsupporting member comprising l a plurality of parts eapable of. ,relative Vadjustment to vary 'the' height of saidhead supporting member, agshoulder supportingmember,

av pan adapted'to' receive Water resultingffrom the hair ,vvaishingV operation, said head 'supporting Y member', said 'shoulder'supportingY membenuand Y saidpan beingzadaptedjto :be Vsu'pported,by,'the' Y bed Von' which? the: lpersonrvvhosel' 4h'airlfis. being Washedis lying, said panbeing provided'vvithan' opening for discharge fiwaterjtherefrom, and a Vdischargespout ,disposed/"at said opening'of vsaid pan and aid'apted'to reoeivefwater 'discharged iromsaidV pan throughv'the dischargez'openng thereof. Y fr' AGNESMROSALINE QZAJCINSKLII f. HELEN appease. f l

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